some sketchbook stuff

up late watching flight of the conchords on cable, pencil in hand...

Something new...

I've been experimenting more with digital painting, this time I attempted it with an inked drawing. This one was done completely in photoshop, painter was misbehaving so I put it in time out. I'm still not satisfied with it, but it is closer to the direction I was trying to get with my cartoons digitally.

It's late...

Don't ask, I have no clue what the point of this one is. I was just up late and bored...

Ruminations, Adulations, and Experimentation

I drew this one and painted it all in painter x.  No to tracing and sampling color, but yes to using a photo for reference.

Thought I would post this quick sketch book sketch of my dogs in some crazy costumes and an attempt in painter to quick study paint my wife.  Man, nothing beats California sunsets on the coast!

In conclusion, I'm a nerd for posting a blog on friday night.  I must be getting old...

Quick Digital Abominable Snowman Painting

I was monkeying around with photoshop the other day because I haven't painted in it in a long time.  This is just a quick painting, about an hour and a half from initial concept to this, messing with different brushes and experimenting with different looks.  I couldn't decide if I like the blue snowy layer or not so I'm posting both.  I think I might get some reference and paint this in acrylic or oil as a finished piece for my portfolio...

Sketchbook

The first one is a spartan taking on a hydra, I started it on the plane ride home but never finished it...hopefully later.  This one below is a copy of an Alberto Vargas, I was just experimenting with watercolors in my sketchbook to see how bad it would come out. 

The one above is Grace Cathedral, I finally have a finished drawing of it!  I ran out of time the first time I went.  This one below was inspired by my trip to French Polynesia last January, such a beautiful place, it really gets in your blood (and if you're not careful, Dengue Fever too!!).

Some Sketch Book Stuff